INDUS VALLEY TERRACOTTA FERTILITY IDOL. Ca. 2500 BC A hand-modelled terracotta female fertility idol seated with the legs set apart, the elongated head with a high arching headpiece framing a stylised face with deep recessed eyes and hooked nose, the torso with rounded breasts, narrow waist and short forearms, a raised band across the chest forming a necklace. Size: 115mm x 35mm; Weight: 35g. Provenance: Private London collection; acquired in Germany; formerly in a Swiss private collection formed in the 1990s. For similar see: A. Uesugi, Ceramics and Terracotta Figurines from Balochistan of the Katolec Collection, Fig. 70.